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Friday, May 13, 2016

The Daily Drift

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Today is Friday the 13th, but hey, it IS Friday ...! 
 
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Today in History

1607
English colonists land near the James River in Virginia.
1648
Margaret Jones of Plymouth is found guilty of witchcraft and is sentenced to be hanged.
1779
The War of Bavarian Succession ends.
1846
The United States declares war on Mexico after fighting has already begun.
1861
Britain declares its neutrality in the American Civil War.
1864
The Battle of Resaca commences as Union General William T. Sherman fights towards Atlanta.
1888
Slavery is abolished in Brazil.
1912
The Royal Flying Corps is established in England.
1913
Igor Sikorsky flies the first four-engine aircraft.
1944
Allied forces in Italy break through the German Gustav Line into the Liri Valley.
1958
French troops take control of Algiers.
1968
Peace talks between the United States and North Vietnam begin in Paris.
1981
Pope John Paul II survives an assassination attempt.

Florida man used State Dept. program to coerce Asian students into sex work

Florida man used State Dept. program to coerce Asian students into sex work: feds

SATs: The dangerous exam that's frying our children's brains

SATs: The dangerous exam that's frying our children's brains

The Collapse of the Middle-Class Job

These Poultry Companies Deny Bathroom Breaks, Force Workers To Wear Diapers

REPORT: These Poultry Companies Deny Bathroom Breaks, Force Workers To Wear DiapersPoultry companies are denying their workers bathroom breaks, and forcing adults to wear diapers.

Why 2016 is the end of the culture war as we know it

Target CEO Tells Anti-Transgender Boycotters To Drop Dead

WATCH: Target CEO Tells Anti-Transgender Boycotters To Drop Dead (VIDEO)
Brian Cornell, the CEO of the Target chain of stores, is not backing down to the demands of the religio-wingnuts. The chain prompted backlash from the far...

This North Carolina High School Just Made It So Trans Students Can Be Pepper Sprayed For Peeing

It’s hard to believe that so many people are so remarkably stupid and bigoted in North Carolina, but alas, they really seem to be. Of course, not...

Fox News hacks freak out over Facebook news ‘slant’ without a shred of self awareness

Fox Business host Trish Reagan speaks to Howard Kurtz (screen grab)Fox News hacks freak out over Facebook news ‘slant’ without a shred of self awareness

Doctors used to literally ‘blow smoke up your ass’

Tobacco smoke enema
Doctors used to literally ‘blow smoke up your ass’ with 18th Century medical treatment

Canadian Teen May Have Found Lost City Using Ancient Star Maps

Using satellite imagery and ancient Mayan astronomy charts, 15-year-old William Gadoury from Quebec, Canada is believed to have discovered a previously unknown Mayan city deep in the jungles of Mexico.
The idea first struck Gadoury when he noticed that the Maya built their cities away from rivers, electing more marginal areas and even mountainous regions. He hypothesized that they must have had a different reason for choosing their locations.

How Handwriting Changed Human History

From the earliest cave drawings to the first bestsellers, written communication was an essential tool that helped mankind prosper.

Solved and Unsloved - The Mysteries of Life

The strokes may have considerably reduced the artist's motor activity in the last two years of his life.
His identity had been a mystery for 350 years.
Christina's World, the famous 1948 painting by artist Andrew Wyeth, reveals a rare disease.

Now We Know Why Carrots Are Orange

A newly discovered gene in carrots gives rise to carotenoids, a critical source of Vitamin A and the pigment that turns some fruits and vegetables bright orange or red. 

The San Andreas fault is about to crack ...

The San Andreas Fault in the Carrizo Plain of California (Credit: Wikipedia)
Forget tsunamis and deep chasms opening up.

Earth News

Air bubbles trapped in ancient rocks suggest the Earth's atmosphere was far thinner than previously thought 2.7 billion years ago. 
Climate change and winds are causing sea levels to rise faster over some Pacific islands.

Fossil Larva

The larva has a segmented body, with two large structures on its head, four pairs of branching legs and three additional pairs of legs.

Animal News

Legalized hunting does not curb poaching, as often thought, but instead increases it, concludes new research.
Scientists have confirmed in nature something seen in the lab, with proof that moths in the wild use acoustic signals to ward off their top predators.
The National Park Service (NPS) is investigating an incident of vandalism and trespassing in Death Valley National Park.
A squirrel native to Britain that was already in trouble now needs help with another threat.

Animal Pictures